Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
Providing science-based solutions to protect and restore ocean health
The first site in the Society Islands to be visited in French Polynesia is Mopelia (Maupihaa). This coral atoll has a well-developed reef encircling a lagoon in which numerous bommies occur. Islands sit atop the reef and host sea bird …
Written by Dr. Andy Bruckner, Chief Scientist Society Islands from 1000 feet offers a unique perspective of the beauty of French Polynesia as well as some of the challenges we face on the upcoming research mission. We overflew the eight …
Dr. Sonia Bejarano setting up GoPro cameras underwater to monitor herbivore feeding behavior in French Polynesia as part of the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation’s Global Reef Expedition. Video by Candice Jwaszko.
One of our most ambitious research missions of the Global Reef Expedition to date will take us to the South Pacific, where we will spend more than six months exploring coral reefs throughout French Polynesia. We arrived late Thursday night …
The Society Islands science team is establishing a Legacy site in French Polynesia. Legacy sites are observational areas that can be compared over time. They provide incredible insight into the future of coral reefs, and their resiliency to ecological disturbances.
Alberta Primetime Interviews Candice Jwaszko Coral Reef Educator, while on board the Golden Shadow in French Polynesia as part of the Foundation’s Coral Reef Educator on the Water (CREW) program. Candice Jwaszko, a science teacher from Alberta, Canada, was interviewed …
Cloudy Weather May Have Saved Society Island Reef Corals During the 1998 ENSO Event During the 1998 El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event, mass coral bleaching in French Polynesia was patchy at a scale of 100s of km. Bleaching was extensive …
